Charlestown
Vital Information
Zipcode: 03603
County: Sullivan
Population: 4,874
Area: 37.7 square miles
Town Hall:
Municipal Building: 216 Main Street, 826-4400, selectmen’s office, Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; town clerk-tax collector, 826-5821, Mon. 8 a.m.-6 p.m., closed 1-1:30 p.m., Tues.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m., closed 1-1:30 p.m.
Tax Rate: $24.30, ratio of assessment 9 percent
Registered Voters: 3,379
Fire Department: chief, Gary Wallace; 911; 826-5036 non-emergency
Police Department: chief, Edward Smith; 911; 826-5747 non-emergency
Town Clerk:
Debra J. Clark
Tax Collector: Debra J. Clark
Planning Administrator: David M. Edkins, dedkins@charlestown-nh.gov
Planning Board: Sharon Francis, Robert Frizzell (chairman), Eric Lutz, Kenneth Moore, Douglas Ring, and Patricia Royce (one additional vacant seat to be filled in mid April), Linda Stewart (alternate), Andy Jellie (alternate), Herb Greenwood (alternate).
BudgetCommittee: Susan Laware, David Richardson, Richard St. Pierre, Judith Baraly, Robert Beaudry, Patricia Royce, Thomas Minickiello. Robert Davis, Edna "Emmy" Green.
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Ken Arkell, Terri Fisk, Andy Jellie, Barbara Jones, Kenneth Place (chairman), Harold Ames (alternate), Patricia Cormack (alternate), Robert Frizzell (alternate)..
Moderator: Albert A. St. Pierre
Public Works: Superintendent of Water and Wastewater: David Duquette
Recycling Center: 18 Fling Rd.; Tues. and Fri,. 8a.m. to 4:40 p.m., Thurs. and Sat., 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wed., 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 826-3201.
Public Schools: Charlestown Primary (K-4), North Charlestown (1-5), Charlestown Elementary (6-8), Fall Mountain Regional High in Langdon (9-12).
Board of Education: Fall Mountain Regional district representative, Cheryl Cavanaugh
State Representatives: Jim U. McClammer, D-Charlestown; Cynthia P. Sweeney, D-Charlestown.
State Senator: Bob Odell, R-Lempster
Selectmen: Jon B. LeClair, Douglas Ring, Steven A. Neill.
Library: Silsby Free Library, Railroad Street, 826-7793. Winter hours (Labor Day to May 31): Mon., Wed. 1-8 p.m.; Tues., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs., 1-5 p.m., Sat., 9 a.m.-noon. Summer hours (June 1-Labor Day): Mon. 1-8 p.m., Tues., Wed., Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thurs. noon-4 p.m.
Churches: St. Catherine’s, United Methodist, South Parish Unitarian, St. Luke’s, United Church of Christ, Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd, Charlestown Bible Church, Charlestown Foursquare Church, Victory in Jesus Family Church
Major Businesses: Beaudry Enterprises, Bomar Inc., Design Standards, Meadowbrook Fabricating, RayTech Inc., St. Pierre Inc., GKN Corp., Airgas East and Whelen Engineering Co.
Points of Interest: Fort at No. 4 and Main Street National Historic District
